There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate. “And I also see those of you out there who put on a cape for me and that really does mean the world to me because, you know, there’s nothing anybody can do about this. “Long story short, there are hundreds of those. Ingram uploaded a video onto Instagram addressing the racist remarks before McGregor posted his on Twitter. READ MORE: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Lucasfilm Warned Actress Moses Ingram About Racist Backlash Online But we are here to help you you can let us know when it happens.” So, unfortunately, this is something Disney and Lucasfilm expect now for upcoming “Star Wars” projects.
Ingram said that casting executives told her, “‘This is a thing that, unfortunately, likely will happen. Ingram, who plays Inquisitor Reva Sevander in “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” previously told The Independent that Lucasfilm “actually got in front” of the anticipated racism after they cast her in the role. There’s no place for racism in this world.” The backlash against Ingram is the latest in a pattern of similar racist incidents against other “Star Wars” stars, including John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran. McGregor continued, “We love Moses, and if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no ‘Star Wars’ fan in my mind. “Moses is a brilliant actor, she’s a brilliant woman, and she’s absolutely amazing in this series…I just want to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses.” “I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart. “It seems that some of the fan base has decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist ,” McGregor said in a personal message on Twitter. In response, McGregor took to the official “Star Wars” social media page yesterday to address the racist attacks. READ MORE: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Review: Perhaps It’s Too Big A Burden For The Jedi Master To Be Our Only Hope Not exactly the kind of press Disney wants swirling around their latest “Star Wars” release.
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But instead, racist messages sent to series star Moses Ingram took centerstage over Memorial Day weekend, including threats that her days were “numbered” and calling her a “diversity hire” for the “Star Wars” universe. And Ewan McGregor back onscreen as the Jedi master should be the most newsworthy item from the show’s first two episodes. "And it's more interesting that this is a woman with agency who is not just going to fall at the feet of Obi-Wan.Last week, one of the “ Star Wars” galaxy’s most beloved characters made his return when “ Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiered on Disney+. So why did the writers decide against it? "They felt that it was maybe a bit clichéd where always the woman turns up and they fall in love or whatever," Varma explained. "And I think, originally, she was going to be a love interest." "There had already been different incarnations of the script and the story line," Varma told Entertainment Weekly. In a recent interview, the Game of Thrones actress revealed that the agent was originally written into the script very differently. When the trailer for the show was first released, Varma's character was introduced as an Imperial officer, but upon watching the series, viewers learned her true agent identity and that she works with conman, Haja Estree ( Kumail Nanjiani), who met Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi on Daiyu.īut that's not Tala's only secret. Indira Varma stars as Tala, an undercover double agent, in the Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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